Letting them play with programs is one thing, but making mobile phones, as of now, is almost impossible.
"I was just saying," Xiaofeng of course understood that with the current level of technology, it was definitely not possible: "More and more people are studying computers now. I think in the future, there will definitely be computer shops or something, where everyone can open a store on their computer, sell items, buyers just pay online, inform sellers of the address, and receive the goods without leaving their homes."
In the twenty-first century, these are not dreams, but very developed realities.
But now, everyone definitely can’t imagine what it will be like in the future.
"Opening a store on a computer," Lele was startled, then clapped her hands, "That’s a great idea! In the future, when everyone’s living standards improve, if they don’t want to go out to shop, just place an order online, and the purchased items would be delivered home. It’s absolutely a lazy person’s dream tool. Brilliant!"
"That would involve a lot of things though, like the spread of the Internet, as well as a surge in online users, and the delivery industry too, which definitely has to be affordable. If it’s too expensive, people might as well go to the store," Xiaofeng added.
True to being computer geeks, she had just started the topic, and they had already foreseen the future.
This was enough about that, as for how society would evolve, it still depended on the overall environment. If online stores were to become widespread, the minimum requirement would be that the internet had already become ubiquitous.
At the technology company, she just needed to provide the funding, without much effort, just occasionally checking in.
"Xiaofeng, you’ve come back just in time," Old Gu looked at Xiaofeng entering the room, beaming, "Do you still have some of that rice wine you gave me last time? A few old friends of mine have been asking for more after they tried it."
As people age, they can’t drink strong liquor, they want something lighter, something to nourish the body.
Xiaofeng shook her head, "Grandpa, give me a couple of days. I brewed some myself in the courtyard the day before yesterday, It should be ready in a few days."
Actually, she had brewed it in her space, and these past few days she had forgotten about it. It looked like she would need to visit the courtyard tomorrow to take care of the wine, so that it could be rightfully brought out.
"Alright, I might also go to the courtyard to brew some myself, I’ll tell you, I know how to brew too, having lived in Xiqian Town for so many years, that’s no problem at all."
Having lived there for so long, if he hadn’t learned even how to brew, that definitely wouldn’t do.
"Grandpa, that would be wonderful. We could even rename our courtyard to ’Our Own Brew Courtyard’. What do you think?"
"Haha, that’s a great idea! We could start a small tavern there, and anyone who wants to come drink there would need to make a reservation in advance, or else there won’t be any spots available," Old Gu said.
Old Gu’s words inspired Xiaofeng, "Grandpa, that’s a great idea, we could run our own small tavern, sell our homebrew, and only sell a limited amount each day, haha, isn’t this idea great?"
She had been thinking about how to manage the wine business, and her grandfather’s suggestion was a good one, as good reputation would naturally follow if the wine was good.
"Haha, you," Old Gu also laughed, "I was just saying. If you had me run it, surely I wouldn’t know how to manage it. But, from time to time, I can still show off my brewing skills."
"Grandpa, you said it yourself, you can’t go back on your word now," with her grandfather as the figurehead, the business was bound to do well.
Because of her collaboration with Wolfman in setting up a factory in Chengbei, moving this project forward had naturally risen on her schedule.
Thinking about this factory gave Xiaofeng a headache.
Just think about it, she had intended to hire some ordinary workers, but who turned up? A bunch of hooligans who behaved like they owned the place, shouting and fighting.
Whether these people would follow her orders and genuinely work for her was still an open question, but anyway, the factory manager and the technicians would still be her own people.
In order to be with Ye Cheng openly and honestly, she had indeed made a great effort. If she didn’t cooperate, she could save herself a lot of trouble, at least in terms of aligning people’s hearts.
Looking at the time, she called her eldest brother at home. After listening to Xiaofeng, his tone subtly conveyed his concern, "Xiaofeng, I’m not worried about other things, I’m just worried that they might use your identity to do things unbeknownst to others, and in the end, leave you holding the bag."
Currently, Xiaofeng’s identity was not that of an ordinary person. She was one part Mrs. Gu and another part a daughter of the Quan family.